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EUROPEAN SHARES  Stocks fluctuated with lower volumes than usual in Europe on Wednesday, following a mixed trading session in Asia where losses in Japan were offset by gains from Chinese shares. While investors search for new bullish catalysts to drive stock prices higher, there are still no significant bearish market drivers to trigger a sell-off…

EUROPEAN SHARES  Stocks opened modestly higher in Europe on Tuesday, with gains in utilities offset by losses from automakers. No significant price action has been spotted so far and investors face much less volatile and directional markets this week due to the lack of market drivers. Most benchmarks are still flirting with historical highs and…

EUROPEAN SHARES  Stock indices slid lower on Thursday, extending losses registered overnight in Asia, amid decreasing appetite for riskier assets ahead of key macro data. Today’s market sentiment is a reaction to the recent hawkish comments from Fed officials about tapering, confirming what many investors have been anticipating for the last couple weeks. However, even…

EUROPEAN SHARES  European markets climbed significantly higher on Tuesday, carrying on the trend from another strong trading session in Asia overnight. Investors seem determined to send stock prices higher on the first day of the month amid a fresh boost to market sentiment provided by solid Chinese macro data as well as optimism about the…

EUROPEAN SHARES  European shares alongside US futures contracts opened mostly in the green on Wednesday amid resurging risk appetite from investors. Central bank officials in both Europe and the US have continued to play down worries over rising prices, qualifying the current mounting inflation as “transitory”. However, even if central bankers want to reassure traders…